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Elizabeth Parker. George C. Parker (March 16, 1860 [1] – 1937) was an American con man best known for his repeated successes "selling" the Brooklyn Bridge. He made his living conducting illegal sales of property he did not own, often New York's public landmarks, to unwary immigrants. The Brooklyn Bridge was the subject of several of his ...
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Sing Sing Correctional Facility, formerly Ossining Correctional Facility, is a maximum-security prison [ 2 ] operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in the village of Ossining, New York, United States. It is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Midtown Manhattan on the east bank of the Hudson River.
George G. C. Parker is an American economist, currently the Dean Witter Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Stanford Graduate School of Business. [1] [2] References [ edit ]
Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. [1] Among its products were Monopoly, Clue (licensed from the British publisher and known as Cluedo outside of North America ...
George Parker (racewalker) (1897–1974), Australian athlete. George Parker (MP) (1619–1673), English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660. George D. Parker (1873–1937), American-born actor, writer and director. George Howard Parker (1864–1955), American zoologist. George Parker (New Zealand politician ...
The 1904 United States presidential election was the 30th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1904. Incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's victory made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his ...
Like father, like son! George Clooney, 56, is one of the hottest Hollywood stars today, but there's was one family member who held that title before he ever stepped onto the scene -- his dad!